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Thank you very much! I see you're in Florida so weather-wise it's very similar to Hawaii. Since it's come up in this post - do you have a recommendation for treating and/or prevention of mites? @nuthatched suggested Permethrine.

Thank you so much for taking the time to share your knowledge, experience and links! I appreciate it!

Thank you! I will look into this.

I see. The soil that my gals get to is under mulch so it's usually pretty moist and crawly. Do you have your flock fecal tested at all? I just called a local vet and I think I'll start with that. I'm not keen on medicating if it's not necessary. And yes - that eyeworm infection is the stuff of...

Thank you for your response. I know that DE is a bit iffy, with some who swear by it and others who have found it ineffective. I honestly haven't had mites to treat and use it about once a month or every two as a preventative measure. Hard to say if we've been mite-less due to the use or just...

Thank you, I like the advice to not treat without knowledge!

This is great news! It is accurate that all chickens have worms, all the time? And their biology just keeps things under control?

Hello! My hens(2 OEGBs) are healthy and don't show any signs of illness. However, I've just learned that I should be deworming them regularly for prevention of infestation. They are nearly a year old and have never had any treatments whatsoever. I've started my research but I'm pretty confused...